Allerton Bywater Colliery

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Allan, John, 10 Mar 1930, Explosion, firedamp, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Ball, John, 08 May 1905, aged 49, Screener, He, along with others, was pushing a waggon, and he went to the front of it next to a wall where the space was 2 feet, but it decreased until it was only 9 inches and he was caught and fatally injured

Barraclough, S., 10 Apr 1897, (accident: 09 Apr 1897), aged 42, Collier, Injured himself while climbing over some corves. Died 10 April

Blackmore, George H., 30 Apr 1934, aged 58, Collier, Filling coal into tubs on face where inferior coal was left as roof — this fell from unseen slip reeling out a prop and killing him

Cheeesborough, W., 10 Dec 1897, aged 45, Collier, Fall of side

Coates, Samuel, 05 Jan 1868, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof

Collinson, James, 29 Jun 1915, aged 61, Miner, Working at right hand board when there was a sudden weight and bump and roof fell on his back

Cowell, H., 14 Jul 1886, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal

Crosland, Charles, 20 Feb 1861, Falling down the shaft

Dove, George, 07 Nov 1907, aged 38, Loco Fireman and Guard, In uncoupling two wagons he neglected to use his coupling pole and was crushed between the buffers and killed

Drew, W., 28 Nov 1891, Collier, Explosion of roburite

Evans, David, 11 Jul 1910, (accident: 07 Jul 1910), aged 26, Collier, He ruptured a blood vessel when helping to lift a heavy girder. He died four days later

Evans, J., 07 Nov 1900, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof

Fellows, Frederick S. R., 12 Jun 1933, aged 25, Drifter, Drilling shothole at face of drift dipping 1 in 8 when two fifteen year old boys were lowering a set of six empties and omitted to attach the haulage rope before removing the stop block — tubs ran 100 yards to face of drift and he failed to hear their approach

Firth, A., 12 Mar 1892, 11.35 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 26, Collier, Run over by waggons

Fish, J., 18 Jan 1892, 3.15 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 16, Screener, Injured by waggons

Goodall, Thomas, 04 Dec 1912, aged 17, Screener, Deceased was astride the rail underneath a wagon under the screens, and was levering the wagon back with a pinch bar. A shunter on the rise side of the screens missed the coupling, and these wagons (although braked and scotched) collided with the one under which deceased was working. He sustained a severely crushed foot and fractured pelvis and died on the way to the infirmary. A stop block has now been fixed

Green, G. J., 19 Feb 1903, aged 20, Shunter, Killed by wagons during shunting operations. No one saw the accident, but it is surmised he had been riding on his coupling pole

Green, John, 22 Jan 1908, aged 40, Collier, They were bannocking the dirt off the top of the seam in a longwall face when a fall of roof took place killing Green on the spot and so seriously injuring Taylor that he died in about half an hour after being liberated. The fall was caused by a slip which could not be seen before the accident [More information ...]

Hambleton, James, 11 Jul 1911, aged 17, Driver, He was standing between two roads when he was struck across the body by the endless rope, which swung back from a pulley owing to the breakage of one of the 3/8-inch links of the chain

Harden, J., 26 Aug 1891, Drifter

Hepworth, George, 27 Jun 1856, aged Boy, Crushed by cage at bottom of the shaft [More information ...]

Hope, Henry, 08 May 1913, aged 21, Collier, A shot in the ripping had evidently shaken the stone in front which caused it to fall whilst deceased was clearing away the debris underneath. The stone had been carefully examined and was thought to be secure

Hunter, Tom, 10 Jan 1912, (accident: 28 Jul 1911), aged 21, Collier, Whilst getting up bottom coal so as to enable him to set a prop, he was caught by a fall of roof 7 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 18 inches thick. The fall exposed a slip. He died on 10th January, 1912

Hutchinson, Robert Issatt, 1925, aged 27, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof in the Beeston seam

Jackson, Amos, 19 Apr 1868, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof

Johnson, J. W., 07 Aug 1903, aged 23, Labourer, He was engaged in emptying wagons into the hoppers connected with the slack washers. He was found dead in the hopper covered with slack. He had probably gone under the wagons

Laughton, J., 04 Feb 1891, aged 41, Ripper, Fall of roof

Laverick, Thomas, 13 Apr 1934, aged 46, Hewer, Was breaking into an undercut longwall face which had been fired minutes earlier which exposed a crack in the roof which was supported by three props and a steel bar carried in two struts — the roof collapsed reeling out the supports killing him instantly

Levitt, George, 10 Oct 1907, aged 15, Screen Boy, He left his work and went 16 yards away from it to watch some men who were working on the "dirt" heap. He was standing with his back against the buffer of a wagon with another wagon three feet from him. The wagon lowerer lowered another two and they bumped into the wagon in front of him and he was crushed between the buffers and killed

Limbert, Benjamin, 21 Jan 1909, (accident: 15 Jan 1909), aged 58, Shot firer, He fired a shot with an electric battery in the ripping of a roadway. He stood about 40 yards away partly protected by the timbering of the road. A piece of stone blown from the shot struck him on the thigh and injured him so seriously that he died on the 21st inst. The explosive was Saxonite

Lockett, J., 31 Oct 1899, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

Lund, G., 27 Jan 1881, aged 17, Driver, Crushed by corves

Marsh, Clifford, 26 May 1914, aged 22, Byeworker, He was engaged, with his chargeman, in withdrawing timber from an old main road. A sylvester pull jack was being used and the fixed end chain and the pulling chain were fastened round similar bars. The bar at the fixed end gave way first and allowed about 40 tons of roof to fall. Marsh was buried and killed outright and the chargeman sustained a fractured leg. The accident was due to an error in judgement on the part of the latter in not having set a special prop to which to fix the pull jack

Matthews, Thomas, 12 Jun 1907, aged 40, Collier, When withdrawing timber he did not use his "dog and chain" and when the stone fell it caught and killed him

Norton, George William, 26 Jan 1933, aged 16, Washery hand, Two men had removed a burst water pipe on a grating connecting two slack washers 44ft from ground and decided to let pipe fall to the ground — told wagon lowerer and asked if all was clear and let the pipe fall when they were told it was — the pipe hit him

Paley, George, 10 Mar 1930, Explosion, firedamp, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Price, Robert, 07 Nov 1906, aged 17, Pony Driver, He had gone into the face of the workings with four empty tubs, but as there were no full tubs ready he took the empty ones into the crossgate and left them there, and was passing the end of a gateway, with his horse, under some girders which were resting at one end on another girder, when by some means the prop under one end of the latter was displaced and a large fall of stone occurred and killed both the lad and the horse. There was considerable weight on the roads and it is probable the prop was pushed out by the side squeezing in

Richards, Arthur, 10 Mar 1930, Explosion, firedamp, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Robinson, W., 25 Jul 1891, aged 25, Shunter, Crushed by waggon

Rodway, T., 06 Jan 1904, aged 38, Collier, When ripping in a gateway, a stone fell suddenly and killed him. There was a weight break, and when he cut through, the stone was loose on three sides and had a smooth parting. The roof should have been supported at the cutting side

Schofield, G., 30 Apr 1882, (accident: 10 Mar 1882), aged 56, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 30th Apr

Smart, J., 14 Mar 1900, aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof

Smithson, J., 23 Oct 1897, aged 17, Driver, Riding on full corves when they turned over and crushed his head against a prop

Spencer, John, 14 Jan 1911, aged 50, Collier, He was coming outbye at the end of a shift when a fall of roof occurred killing him instantly. The stone which fell dropped from between two weight breaks, which could just be distinguished, but this stone was rendered unsafe by a third break which had not previously been seen

Spiking, C. T., 16 Jul 1909, (accident: 01 Jul 1909), aged 26, Collier, He cut his hand slightly when working at the coal face. The injury appeared to be trifling and he neglected it, with the result that blood poisoning supervened and he died on 16th July

Starbuck, Jacob, 27 Nov 1907, aged 29, Collier, When travelling in-bye to his work along with seven or eight other men he was knocked down by the full set on a self-acting incline and killed. Travelling when the sets are in motion is not allowed on these inclines although there are refuge holes every 10 yards and the road between six and seven feet in height and nine feet wide

Stoker, F., 06 Nov 1872, aged 50, Banksman, Fell down shaft

Tanner, Charles Alanzo, 28 Aug 1919, (accident: 21 Aug 1919), aged 59, Locomotive driver, He and two shunters were on footplate about to start work when a tube plug blew out and scalded him. Died one week later

Tate, George, 28 Dec 1883, (accident: 21 Dec 1883), aged 49, Collier, Crushed by corves ; died 28th

Taylor, Albany, 10 Mar 1930, Explosion, firedamp, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Taylor, Jackson, 22 Jan 1908, aged 48, Collier, They were bannocking the dirt off the top of the seam in a longwall face when a fall of roof took place killing Green on the spot and so seriously injuring Taylor that he died in about half an hour after being liberated. The fall was caused by a slip which could not be seen before the accident [More information ...]

Taylor, W., 04 Feb 1899, aged 25, Shunter, Crushed between waggons which were being pushed by locomotive

Teasdale, E., 01 Dec 1890, aged 14, Tram boy, Injured by pulley

Thornton, William, 15 Jun 1933, aged 68, Screens foreman, Intended breaking up a large piece of coal by trying to strike it against top edge of tub when it slipped from his hands and fell on his foot inflicting a wound. He went two days without treating the injury — wound turned septic on fourth day and 8 days later he died

Tillotson, John, 13 Dec 1910, aged 17, Pony Driver, Whilst walking to the face of a coal heading to fetch a full tub, he was killed by a fall of roof. Timber was set in the centre of the heading

Townend, William, 10 Mar 1930, Explosion, firedamp, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

West, George, 08 Jul 1869, aged 27, Labourer, Run over by a waggon

Wilby, Thomas, 23 Jul 1861, Fall of roof in the mine

Wilkinson, Harry, 24 Sep 1907, (accident: 11 Sep 1907), aged 34, Miner, A shot of rippite was attempted to be fired on the previous shift by the shot-firer but it missed. A second hole was drilled and charged and fired and did its work. The shot-firer concluded it had exploded the missed shot. The deceased was cutting coal when he struck the detonator of the missed charge and it exploded and fatally injured him. Died on September 24th

Woolford, Arthur, 03 Jan 1913, aged 35, Contractor, He was ripping in a main road and was lowering a stone down with an iron bar. The stone fell and struck the bar which, in turn, struck him in the side. He was rendered unconscious and died about an hour later

Wright, Amos, Aug 1896, (accident: May 1893)

Wright, John, 03 Jun 1867, aged 37, Brakesman, Crushed by piston